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Red Brian · (This post was last modified: 01-23-2022, 12:24 AM by Red Brian.)

So for the past few days I've been playing GoW 1 and 2 and I've faced some strange lag/freezing/stuttering for a brief 1 or 2 seconds. It occurs randomly after every 4 or 5 minutes. Both games run at 60 fps full speed with no frame drops between but only during this problem the frame drops to 40 and then jumps back to 60. I've noticed this same problem in other games as well where they run stable with no lag. I'm pretty sure its random since I'm unable to replicate the problem in game. Running the games from an iso file.

I'm using the 3rd Preset on emulation settings with EE cyclerate set to 1 and MTVU checked. Rest are default.

My Video settings:

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My PC specs

CPU : Ryzen 5 3600
GPU : Nvidia GTX 1660 super

I'm not sure if this is normal for everyone as its not game breaking in any way but its kind of annoying when gaming or watching cinematic. Any help would be appreciated.

**jesalvein** · 01-20-2022, 12:08 PM

what do the EE% and gs% say when your fps drops ?

Red Brian · (This post was last modified: 01-21-2022, 12:37 AM by Red Brian.)

EE% 31
GS% 10

Weirdly when i tried to notice the EE% and GS% second time by screen recording i faced no problems.

I've seen some people saying the audio settings affect the fps sometimes, I've only changed the interpolation to 4 Catmull-Rom and everything else is default.

Red Brian · 01-21-2022, 07:48 AM

(01-20-2022, 12:08 PM)jesalvein Wrote: what do the EE% and gs% say when your fps drops ?

Any suggestions on what I should do?

**jesalvein** · 01-21-2022, 07:49 AM

Please post the contents of the emulog.txt file after the problem occurs. The file can be found in "My Documents\PCSX2\logs" for the installer version or in "PCSX2\logs" for the portable/binary version.

Please make sure to enclose your emulog in code tags like so (remove the empty space on the closing code tag!):
[code]
Pasted emulog goes here
[ /code]

Red Brian · (This post was last modified: 01-21-2022, 08:33 AM by Red Brian.)

(01-21-2022, 07:49 AM)jesalvein Wrote: Please post the contents of the emulog.txt file after the problem occurs. The file can be found in "My Documents\PCSX2\logs" for the installer version or in "PCSX2\logs" for the portable/binary version.

Please make sure to enclose your emulog in code tags like so (remove the empty space on the closing code tag!):

Code:
Pasted emulog goes here [ /code][/quote] [code]PCSX2 1.6.0-20200506140834- compiled on May 6 2020 Savestate version: 0x9a0e0000 Host Machine Init: Operating System = Microsoft Windows 10 (build 19042), 64-bit Physical RAM = 16333 MB CPU name = AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor Vendor/Model = AuthenticAMD (stepping 00) CPU speed = 3.599 ghz (12 logical threads) x86PType = Standard OEM x86Flags = 178bfbff 7ed8320b x86EFlags = 2fd3fbff x86 Features Detected: SSE2.. SSE3.. SSSE3.. SSE4.1.. SSE4.2.. AVX.. AVX2.. FMA SSE4a Reserving memory for recompilers... Loading plugins from C:\Program Files (x86)\PCSX2\plugins... Bound GS: GSdx32-AVX2.dll [GSdx 20200506140834 (MSVC 19.25 AVX2/AVX2) 1.2.0] Bound PAD: LilyPad.dll [LilyPad (20200506140834) 0.12.1] Bound SPU2: Spu2-X.dll [SPU2-X 20200506140834 2.0.0] (GameDB) 9858 games on record (loaded in 112ms) Bound CDVD: cdvdGigaherz.dll [cdvdGigaherz 20200506140834 0.11.0] Bound USB: USBnull.dll [USBnull Driver 20200506140834 0.7.0] Bound FW: FWnull.dll [FWnull Driver 20200506140834 0.7.0] Bound DEV9: DEV9null.dll [DEV9null Driver 20200506140834 0.5.0] Plugins loaded successfully. HLE Notice: ELF does not have a path. Initializing plugins... Init GS Init PAD Init SPU2 Init CDVD Init USB Init FW Init DEV9 Plugins initialized successfully. Patches: No CRC found, using 00000000 instead. Opening plugins... Opening GS Opening PAD Opening SPU2 Current Renderer: Direct3D 11 (Hardware renderer) Opening CDVD isoFile open ok: E:\My Roms\God of War II.iso Image type = DVD isoFile: second layer found at sector 0x001fcc30 * CDVD Disk Open: DVD, Double layer: * * Track 1: Data (Mode 1) (4166832 sectors) Opening USB Opening FW Opening DEV9 GSdx Lookup CRC:0 McdSlot 0 [File]: C:\Users\Kev\Documents\PCSX2\memcards\my memory card.ps2 McdSlot 1 [File]: C:\Users\Kev\Documents\PCSX2\memcards\kev.ps2 GSdx Lookup CRC:0 Plugins opened successfully. EE/iR5900-32 Recompiler Reset Bios Found: USA v02.30(20/02/2008) Console BIOS rom1 module not found, skipping... BIOS rom2 module not found, skipping... BIOS erom module not found, skipping... # Initialize memory (rev:4.00, ctm:196Mhz, cpuclk:147Mhz detected) Frame buffer size set to 512x512 (2048x2048) PlayStation 2 ======== Hard reset boot ROMGEN=2008-0220, IOP info (CPUID=1f, CACH_CONFIG=14000200, 2MB, IOP mode) <20080220-175343,ROMconf,PS20230WC20080220.bin:11824> # Total accessable memory size: 32 MB (B:2:8:0) (400:2:7c30) # TLB spad=0 kernel=1:12 default=13:30 extended=31:38 # Initialize Start. # Initialize GS ... # Initialize INTC ... # Initialize TIMER ... # Initialize DMAC ... # Initialize VU1 ... # Initialize VIF1 ... # Initialize GIF ... # Initialize VU0 ... # Initialize VIF0 ... # Initialize IPU ... # Initialize FPU ... # Initialize User Memory ... # Initialize Scratch Pad ... # Initialize Done. EE DECI2 Manager version 0.06 Sep 5 2006 12:57:08 CPUID=2e20, BoardID=0, ROMGEN=2008-0220, 32M Patches: No CRC found, using 00000000 instead. (SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SCUS_974.81;1 (SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.01 (SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC ELF (cdrom0:\SCUS_974.81;1) Game CRC = 0x2F123FD8, EntryPoint = 0x00100008 (SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SCUS_974.81;1 (SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.01 (SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC IOP Realtime Kernel Ver.0.9.1 Copyright 1999 (C) Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Reboot service module.(99/11/10) cdvd driver module version 0.1.1 (C)SCEI Load File service.(99/11/05) Multi Threaded Fileio module.(99/11/15) iop heap service (99/11/03) loadelf: fname rom0:OSDSYS secname all loadelf version 3.30 Input ELF format filename = rom0:OSDSYS 0 00100000 00058530 ...... Loaded, rom0:OSDSYS start address 0x100008 gp address 00000000 # Restart Without Memory Clear. # Initialize GS ... # Initialize INTC ... # Initialize TIMER ... # Initialize DMAC ... # Initialize VU1 ... # Initialize VIF1 ... # Initialize GIF ... # Initialize VU0 ... # Initialize VIF0 ... # Initialize IPU ... # Initialize FPU ... # Initialize Scratch Pad ... # Restart Without Memory Clear Done. # Restart Without Memory Clear. # Initialize GS ... # Initialize INTC ... # Initialize TIMER ... # Initialize DMAC ... # Initialize VU1 ... # Initialize VIF1 ... # Initialize GIF ... # Initialize VU0 ... # Initialize VIF0 ... # Initialize IPU ... # Initialize FPU ... # Initialize Scratch Pad ... # Restart Without Memory Clear Done. Get Reboot Request From EE ROM directory not found PlayStation 2 ======== Update rebooting.. ROM directory not found PlayStation 2 ======== Update reboot complete cdvdman Init rmreset start rmreset end clearspu: completed Pad Driver for OSD (2000/12/05 18:05) 392, 128 IOP Realtime Kernel Ver.0.9.1 Copyright 1999 (C) Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Reboot service module.(99/11/10) cdvd driver module version 0.1.1 (C)SCEI Load File service.(99/11/05) Multi Threaded Fileio module.(99/11/15) iop heap service (99/11/03) read/write allocate memory 4000 open name rom0:OSDVER flag 1 data 4aa78 open fd = 2 open name rom0:ROMVER flag 1 data 4aa78 open fd = 2 open name rom0:XDEV9 flag 1 data 4aa78 open fd = 2 loadmodule: fname rom0:XDEV9 args 0 arg dev9: unknown dev9 hardware. loadmodule: id 32, ret 1 loadmodule: fname rom0:XDEV9SERV args 0 arg loadmodule: id -200, ret 1 open name rom0:ROMVER flag 1 data 4aa78 open fd = 2 open name rom0:FONTM flag 1 data 4aa78 open fd = 2 open name rom0:FNTIMAGE flag 1 data 4aa78 open fd = 2 open name rom0:SNDIMAGE flag 1 data 4aa78 open fd = 2 open name rom0:TEXIMAGE flag 1 data 4aa78 open fd = 2 open name rom0:ICOIMAGE flag 1 data 4aa78 open fd = 2 open name rom0:TZLIST flag 1 data 4aa78 open fd = 2 _spu_rev_offsetaddr 1f9021 ### addr = 1034255 size = 28640 _spu_rev_offsetaddr 1d9021 ### addr = 968719 size = 28640 get val add 3c0 type 2 ret 1ff000 get val add 1ff000 type 2 ret 0 open name rom0:PS1ID flag 1 data 4aa78 open fd = 2 open name rom0:PS1VERA flag 1 data 4aa78 open fd = 2 open name rom1:DVDID flag 1 data 4aa78 open fd = -6 (UpdateVSyncRate) Mode Changed to DVD NTSC. (UpdateVSyncRate) FPS Limit Changed : 59.93 fps Frame buffer size set to 640x512 (2560x2048) (SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SCUS_974.81;1 (SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.01 (SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC (SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SCUS_974.81;1 (SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.01 (SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC open name cdrom0:¥SYSTEM.CNF;1 flag 5 data 4aa78 open fd = 2 ExecutePs2GameDisk open name cdrom0:¥SYSTEM.CNF;1 flag 5 data 4aa78 open fd = 2 # Restart. # Initialize GS ... # Initialize INTC ... # Initialize TIMER ... # Initialize DMAC ... # Initialize VU1 ... # Initialize VIF1 ... # Initialize GIF ... # Initialize VU0 ... # Initialize VIF0 ... # Initialize IPU ... # Initialize FPU ... # Initialize User Memory ... # Initialize Scratch Pad ... # Restart Done. (SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SCUS_974.81;1 (SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.01 (SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC (SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SCUS_974.81;1 (SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.01 (SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC Get Reboot Request From EE ROM directory not found PlayStation 2 ======== Update rebooting.. PlayStation 2 ======== Update reboot complete cdvdman Init IOP Realtime Kernel Ver.0.9.1 Copyright 1999 (C) Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Reboot service module.(99/11/10) cdvd driver module version 0.1.1 (C)SCEI Load File service.(99/11/05) Multi Threaded Fileio module.(99/11/15) iop heap service (99/11/03) loadelf: fname rom0:PS2LOGO secname all loadelf version 3.30 Input ELF format filename = rom0:PS2LOGO 0 01000000 000172c0 .. Loaded, rom0:PS2LOGO start address 0x1000008 gp address 00000000 # Restart Without Memory Clear. # Initialize GS ... # Initialize INTC ... # Initialize TIMER ... # Initialize DMAC ... # Initialize VU1 ... # Initialize VIF1 ... # Initialize GIF ... # Initialize VU0 ... # Initialize VIF0 ... # Initialize IPU ... # Initialize FPU ... # Initialize Scratch Pad ... # Restart Without Memory Clear Done. read/write allocate memory 4000 open name rom0:ROMVER flag 1 data 45d78 open fd = 2 loadmodule: fname rom0:OSDSND args 0 arg loadmodule: id 25, ret 0 open name cdrom0:¥SYSTEM.CNF;1 flag 5 data 45d78 open fd = 2 loadmodule: fname rom0:XPARAM args 12 arg SCUS_974.81 loadmodule: id 26, ret 1 _spu_rev_offsetaddr 1dfff1 ### addr = 2097120 size = 32 _spu_rev_offsetaddr 1f9021 ### addr = 1034255 size = 28640 (UpdateVSyncRate) Mode Changed to NTSC. # Restart. # Initialize GS ... # Initialize INTC ... # Initialize TIMER ... # Initialize DMAC ... # Initialize VU1 ... # Initialize VIF1 ... # Initialize GIF ... # Initialize VU0 ... # Initialize VIF0 ... # Initialize IPU ... # Initialize FPU ... # Initialize User Memory ... # Initialize Scratch Pad ... # Restart Done. (SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SCUS_974.81;1 (SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.01 (SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC (SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SCUS_974.81;1 (SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.01 (SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC Get Reboot Request From EE ROM directory not found PlayStation 2 ======== Update rebooting.. PlayStation 2 ======== Update reboot complete cdvdman Init IOP Realtime Kernel Ver.0.9.1 Copyright 1999 (C) Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Reboot service module.(99/11/10) cdvd driver module version 0.1.1 (C)SCEI Load File service.(99/11/05) Multi Threaded Fileio module.(99/11/15) iop heap service (99/11/03) loadelf: fname cdrom0:¥SCUS_974.81;1 secname all loadelf version 3.30 (SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SCUS_974.81;1 (SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.01 (SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC Input ELF format filename = cdrom0:¥SCUS_974.81;1 0 00100000 001fbda8 ................................ Loaded, cdrom0:¥SCUS_974.81;1 start address 0x100008 gp address 00000000 # Restart Without Memory Clear. # Initialize GS ... # Initialize INTC ... # Initialize TIMER ... # Initialize DMAC ... # Initialize VU1 ... # Initialize VIF1 ... # Initialize GIF ... # Initialize VU0 ... # Initialize VIF0 ... # Initialize IPU ... # Initialize FPU ... # Initialize Scratch Pad ... # Restart Without Memory Clear Done. Elf entry point @ 0x00100008 about to get recompiled. Load patches first. GSdx Lookup CRC:2F123FD8 GSdx Lookup CRC:2F123FD8 Get Reboot Request From EE ROM directory not found PlayStation 2 ======== Update rebooting.. PlayStation 2 ======== Update reboot complete cdvdman Init IOP Realtime Kernel Ver. 2.2 Copyright 1999-2002 (C) Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Reboot service module.(99/11/10) cdvd driver module version 0.1.1 (C)SCEI Load File service.(99/11/05) Multi Threaded Fileio module.(99/11/15) iop heap service (99/11/03) loadmodule: fname cdrom0:¥SIO2MAN.IRX;1 args 0 arg loadmodule: id 25, ret 0 loadmodule: fname cdrom0:¥DBCMAN.IRX;1 args 0 arg loadmodule: id 26, ret 0 loadmodule: fname cdrom0:¥SIO2D.IRX;1 args 0 arg loadmodule: id 27, ret 0 loadmodule: fname cdrom0:¥MC2_D.IRX;1 args 0 arg loadmodule: id 28, ret 2 loadmodule: fname cdrom0:¥DS2U_D.IRX;1 args 0 arg loadmodule: id 29, ret 0 loadmodule: fname cdrom0:¥LIBSD.IRX;1 args 0 arg loadmodule: id 30, ret 0 loadmodule: fname cdrom0:¥989NOMID.IRX;1 args 16 arg rpc_priority=64 ========================================================== 989snd (c)2000-2003 Sony Computer Entertainment America by Buzz Burrowes v3.1.7 (built Jan 26 2005 at 17:40:57) NO MIDI VERSION! No MIDI, AME, or basic VAG sounds (banks and streams only) (build with sce library rev 3.0.1) ========================================================== Thread Priorities: Sound Tick = 9 Main RPC = 64 Loading RPC = 65 Streaming = 60, 61, 62, 63 ========================================================== loadmodule: id 31, ret 0 loadmodule: fname cdrom0:¥SMPD.IRX;1 args 85 arg wad/,Z:/GoW2/GameArt/Cinematics/GameData/,Z:/GoW2/GameArt/Sounds/dvd_streams/,sound/ InitialiseMemory(size:10d914 base:e2c00 top:1f0514) arg 0 : cdrom0:¥SMPD.IRX;1 arg 1 : wad/,Z:/GoW2/GameArt/Cinematics/GameData/,Z:/GoW2/GameArt/Sounds/dvd_streams/,sound/ ======================================================== files = wad/ movies = Z:/GoW2/GameArt/Cinematics/GameData/ streams = Z:/GoW2/GameArt/Sounds/dvd_streams/ banks = sound/ loadmodule: id 32, ret 0 ======================================================== Len Ext Start DataLen Recording Date GMT Flg USz IGp Vol ID ================================================================================ Sector 261 : 48 0 261 992 6/02/07 15:23:15 36 2 0 0 1 . 48 0 261 992 6/02/07 15:23:15 36 2 0 0 1 .. 60 0 281 57 6/02/07 14:01:41 36 0 0 0 1 SYSTEM.CNF;1 60 0 282 2125688 6/02/07 14:57:26 36 0 0 0 1 SCUS_974.81;1 62 0 1320 278305 17/02/06 18:34:52 36 0 0 0 1 IOPRP300.IMG;1 60 0 1456 6641 17/02/06 18:34:52 36 0 0 0 1 SIO2MAN.IRX;1 58 0 1460 52140 29/01/07 16:45:26 36 0 0 0 1 SMPD.IRX;1 62 0 1486 178984 14/09/06 15:08:17 36 0 0 0 1 989NOMID.IRX;1 60 0 1574 15653 17/02/06 18:34:51 36 0 0 0 1 DBCMAN.IRX;1 60 0 1582 9437 17/02/06 18:34:52 36 0 0 0 1 DS1O_S1.IRX;1 60 0 1587 11725 17/02/06 18:34:52 36 0 0 0 1 DS2U_D.IRX;1 58 0 1593 30085 20/01/07 13:02:34 36 0 0 0 1 LIBSD.IRX;1 58 0 1608 20221 17/02/06 18:34:52 36 0 0 0 1 MC2_D.IRX;1 60 0 1618 20165 17/02/06 18:34:52 36 0 0 0 1 MC2_S1.IRX;1 58 0 1628 11289 17/02/06 18:34:52 36 0 0 0 1 SIO2D.IRX;1 62 0 1634 39000 6/02/07 15:09:46 36 0 0 0 1 GODOFWAR.TOC;1 58 0 1654 4264382464 6/02/07 15:04:14 36 0 0 0 1 PART1.PAK;1 cd initialised stream initialised streamer initialised collector initialised bank loader initialised vag bank initialised ======================================================== 989 ERROR 55 84000002 0 0 0 989 ERROR 55 84000003 0 0 0 989 ERROR 55 84020023 0 0 0 989 ERROR 55 84010008 0 0 0 Closing plugins... Closing DEV9 Closing FW Closing USB Closing CDVD Closing SPU2 Closing PAD Closing GS Plugins closed successfully. Shutting down plugins... Plugins shutdown successfully. (GameDB) Unloading...

Red Brian · 01-21-2022, 10:55 PM

(01-21-2022, 07:49 AM)jesalvein Wrote: Please post the contents of the emulog.txt file after the problem occurs. The file can be found in "My Documents\PCSX2\logs" for the installer version or in "PCSX2\logs" for the portable/binary version.

Please make sure to enclose your emulog in code tags like so (remove the empty space on the closing code tag!):
[code]
Pasted emulog goes here
[ /code]

Can you tell me what these error codes mean?

989 ERROR 55 84000002 0 0 0

989 ERROR 55 84000003 0 0 0

989 ERROR 55 84020023 0 0 0

989 ERROR 55 84010008 0 0 0

I gathered them from the log I posted above. Since i closed the emulator after the problem happened.

**jesalvein** · 01-21-2022, 11:04 PM

hard to tell.
those are ingame codes, so...
about the stuttrings : did you set windows power plan to performance mode ?

Red Brian · (This post was last modified: 01-22-2022, 12:10 AM by Red Brian.)

(01-21-2022, 11:04 PM)jesalvein Wrote: hard to tell.
those are ingame codes, so...
about the stuttrings : did you set windows power plan to performance mode ?

I'm actually Using the Ryzen Balanced Power Plan instead of the high performance. Since The Ryzen balanced power plan functions like high performance when on load but I'll switch to it and test.

Also does having a higher RPM hard drive cause less micro stuttering?

Red Brian · (This post was last modified: 01-22-2022, 01:05 PM by Red Brian.)

(01-21-2022, 11:04 PM)jesalvein Wrote: hard to tell.
those are ingame codes, so...
about the stuttrings : did you set windows power plan to performance mode ?

I think the problem finally got fixed, switched to Ryzen High Performance mode and additionally moved my iso files to my 7200 RPM HDD from my previous 5400 RPM HDD. Now just played GoW 2 without any micro lag or freezing. Thanks for the help!

After closing the game and viewing the program log I'm still noticing some error messages being displayed. Is it something to worry about?

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